In a Savage Attack on LIV Golf ‘Shark,’ Legend Nick Faldo Lets Slip His Animosity Toward the Saudi-Backed Circuit Once Again
The legendary golfer Nick Faldo may have retired from professional golf but never retired from the limelight. To this day, he continues to stay in touch with his fans via social media platforms and gives them timely updates on his day-to-day life.
Taking digs at other people also comes easy to this legendary golfer. Time and again, he has used social media to target various entities. This time he has again targeted CEO of LIV golf Greg Norman.
Nick Faldo’s Social Media Shenanigans
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In 1996, the month was April when Greg Norman suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Nick Faldo who won the event. The wounds of Greg Norman were once again cut open when Nick Faldo posted a video on his Twitter handle on Sunday evening.
The video showed him wearing a T-shirt from the popular shark film called Jaws. In the backdrop of the video, his wife can be heard asking him when was the last time he went shark hunting to which he gave a sly answer.
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The response of the Faldo series founder was: “April of 1996 was my last shark hunt.” The exchange did not end here, and the wife followed up by saying: “How did it go? “ His response was simple yet witty: “Did well. I did not need a bigger boat, if you know what I mean. My boat was big enough.”
Remembrances of the hunt… when a certain🦈 lost its chops. @Jawsthemovie @UniversalPics @thedailyjaws @NickFaldo006 pic.twitter.com/Pd58f6GMjO
— ⛳️Sir Nick & Lindz Lady Faldo™️ (@SNFLLF) September 10, 2023
This was a clear reference to his win in the 1996 Masters over Greg Norman. Greg Norman was called the shark and he shot 78 at the event while Faldo shot a 67 in the last round to beat The Shark. Overall, he won by five strokes. Quite big, you would admit!
Nick Faldo’s Sense of Humor in Action
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However, it’s not the first time that Nick Faldo has shown his sense of humor on Twitter. Way back in 2017, Greg Norman made a nasty comment about how the commentary for the Masters was boring.
Nick Faldo at that time was a commentator with CBS and gave Greg Norman a shutting reply by tweeting: “I think I need a hug,” taking Greg Norman back to the time when he defeated him at the Masters of 1996.
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Hence the two former golfers keep taking digs at each other on Twitter from time to time. Do you like Nick Faldo’s sense of humor? Do let us know in the comments section below.
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Edited by:
Prateek Srivastava
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